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FBI Can Inspect Bank Records w/o Court Orders
AlexZander writes: "Thankfully, the so-called 'Patriot Act II' was discovered last year and the public outcry that ensued was enough to get the bill tossed out the window. One of the goals of that act, however, has made it into law under the radar of the community at large. However, on December 13th, President Bush signed Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (the relevant section is 374) into law, which among other things, grants the FBI the power to obtain financial information without a court order from a judge. It also expands the definition of 'financial information' to include car dealerships, jewelry stores, insurance companies, and other stretches of the definition of 'financial institution'. Wired News has the story here."
"The best parts about this is that the law prevents the business that gives up the information to the FBI from telling their customer about the request. Oh, that and the new law only requires a "national security letter" from a field agent stating that the information reqested is part of an investigation relevant to national security.
Yikes!"
I pre-ordered my 21" telescreen yesterday, I bought myself a newspeak dictionary and enrolled my daughter in the Junior Anti-Sex League.
They may be able to read my bank records, but they cant read my mind thanks to my tinfoil hat.
Exactly! We should vote for the candidates who promise to "do the right thing" and "work for us" and kick out those who promise to "screw us over at every opportunity."
I'm moving to Canada. As soon as the temperature reaches (40-32)*5/9 degree C there and the snow is gone.
For my money I would have quoted School House Rock, not Legally Blonde 2. Bad move there.
Y'know, so they can maintain their secular lifestyles of lavish excess. Their jihad-oriented faith demands bling-bling.
This way, they can crush the infidel Western capitalists in style.
Obliteracy: Words with explosions
That's a brilliant fucking formula! Still, I'm attracted to those who would abuse me, so I can't help myself...
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And me. Vote for me and I promise you a whole new set of original government problems to complain about.
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With all those personalized credit cards they have now. If you're a pet owner you can get a Yorkshire Terrier picture on your credit card; scuba divers have their DAN credit cards, etc. I think Citibank should come out with the "Terrorist VISA" card, perhaps with a picture of Saddam or Osama on it, maybe a burning US flag or something. Of course, all the terrorists will apply for the new Citibank Terrorist VISA and then we'll know exactly who they are!
Thats right...if you are innocent none of this should worry you
Go ahead search my house, I'm innocent
Look at my bank records, I'm innocent
preform an anal cavity search, I'm...woah there!
So who is left after you discount both the Republicans and the Democrats?
Is H. Ross Perot standing this time?
I've got a nice Tony B-Liar that you can have. (You're welcome to him, please take him and save the UK from a degree of crap!)
Sigs. We don't need no steenking sigs.
All that Vegas intelligence and they still couldn't stop Britney from getting married...
Kevin Fox
If I tattle on you will that make me a point of light?
Since you seem so comfortable opening up so long as it isn't "illegal," I suppose that means you wouldn't mind if I came to your house and video taped you and your wife having sex.
I mean, it's not anything illegal right, so why should you care?
Wait until the election is over. We still have time.
so who are the 6 between Dubya and Bin Laden?
there's no place like ~
Until the Diebold machines are finished getting installed..